Day 53: Palisades Interstate Park

Palisades Interstate Park
Boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking and history combine in this park created in 1900. Thirty miles of hiking trails on the Hudson River Shore Trail and the cliff-top Long Path, two public boat basins and a boat launching ramp. Also, four riverfront picnic areas, a scenic riverside drive, a cliff-top Parkway with three scenic overlooks, a nature sanctuary, historic sites, and miles of rugged woodlands. For information, call 201-768-1360, or visit www.njpalisades.org.